Synonyms
Examples of chipper in a Sentence
Adjective
My, you're looking chipper this morning.
She greeted me in a chipper voice.
Recent Examples on the Web
Maya Binyam, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
More chipper news: Free chips and dips with purchase
One option for watching the game: Head to a watch party.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
The update appears to be in response to reports from last year that the chipper 3D animations — which are turned on by default — could trigger in inappropriate situations like online therapy sessions.
—Jon Porter, The Verge, 8 Feb. 2024
Well, a pond and a tennis court and a wood chipper and a compost heap.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
Many cities and towns offer Christmas tree recycling services including curbside pick-up or drop-off locations where trees and wreaths are put into a wood chipper and turned into mulch.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2023
Already, Ed Hardy’s chipper version of death is getting old.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Still others use trapiche mills, wood chippers or hydraulic presses.
—Tucker Harris, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
Directed by Walt Disney and his partner Ub Iwerks, the classic cartoon stars the chipper mascot as the whistling, rascally pilot of a steamboat floating down a river.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
The super-chipper T.A. who serves as her driver and cheerleader (Rammel Chan) deposits Kate at a B&B whose snarling proprietor (Cindy Gold) seems to have chosen the wrong line of business.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2020
The chipper Brydon, recommitted to his family after his infidelities in the second installment, is enjoying greater professional success.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 19 May 2020
And yet, beneath her chipper exterior, Twyla was the darkest resident of Schitt’s Creek.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2020
The theme music is chipper as ever, and the circumstances have never been more dire.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 1 May 2020
Conducting a press call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg, who is normally chipper when announcing fixes to problems, seemed subdued when announcing a series of moves designed to provide coronavirus information, and suppress misinformation, on his platform.
—Steven Levy, Wired, 20 Mar. 2020
But all of that melts away as Russell's chipper perspective on impending doom lights up with glowing, glossy eyes and a lively, constantly expressive look on his face.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2020
Molly’s chipper good nature is a start, but the role feels more sketch-comic than fully realized.
—Michael Phillips, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2019
Noun
Everett’s brow relaxes, his voice suddenly chipper.
—Maya Binyam, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
More chipper news: Free chips and dips with purchase
One option for watching the game: Head to a watch party.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
The update appears to be in response to reports from last year that the chipper 3D animations — which are turned on by default — could trigger in inappropriate situations like online therapy sessions.
—Jon Porter, The Verge, 8 Feb. 2024
Well, a pond and a tennis court and a wood chipper and a compost heap.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
Many cities and towns offer Christmas tree recycling services including curbside pick-up or drop-off locations where trees and wreaths are put into a wood chipper and turned into mulch.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2023
Already, Ed Hardy’s chipper version of death is getting old.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Still others use trapiche mills, wood chippers or hydraulic presses.
—Tucker Harris, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
Directed by Walt Disney and his partner Ub Iwerks, the classic cartoon stars the chipper mascot as the whistling, rascally pilot of a steamboat floating down a river.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
Adjective
Wasn’t the entire point of season two making both the audience and Ted realize all the ways in which his ultra-chipper attitude and impenetrable optimism were a mask for decades of repressed sadness?
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
The super-chipper T.A. who serves as her driver and cheerleader (Rammel Chan) deposits Kate at a B&B whose snarling proprietor (Cindy Gold) seems to have chosen the wrong line of business.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2020
The chipper Brydon, recommitted to his family after his infidelities in the second installment, is enjoying greater professional success.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 19 May 2020
And yet, beneath her chipper exterior, Twyla was the darkest resident of Schitt’s Creek.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2020
The theme music is chipper as ever, and the circumstances have never been more dire.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 1 May 2020
Conducting a press call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg, who is normally chipper when announcing fixes to problems, seemed subdued when announcing a series of moves designed to provide coronavirus information, and suppress misinformation, on his platform.
—Steven Levy, Wired, 20 Mar. 2020
But all of that melts away as Russell's chipper perspective on impending doom lights up with glowing, glossy eyes and a lively, constantly expressive look on his face.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2020
Molly’s chipper good nature is a start, but the role feels more sketch-comic than fully realized.
—Michael Phillips, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2019
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“Chipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chipper. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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